Secrecy (Hosie)

Part 11: Rivalry

Hope wakes the next morning before everyone else. She drags herself out of bed, to the bathroom to brush her teeth, and downstairs into the kitchen. She figured she'll be nice and make breakfast for her guests. She sets loaded plates on the table for Raf and MG, before making a beautiful display on a tray for Josie. She decides to also fix a tray for Lizzie, not wanting her to feel left out. She grabs both trays and makes her way back upstairs, lightly kicking MG and Raf's doors letting them know breakfast is on the table for them. She makes her way toward the room Lizzie and Josie are in, noticing the door already opened.

She walks in to see Josie resting her back against the headboard on her phone, Lizzie lays sprawled out all over the bed, also awake. Josie notices the sudden movement at the door, looking up from her phone to see Hope with a smile plastered on her face, trays with breakfast foods in either hand. She's still in her pajamas, a tank top and sweats. Josie wonders if there's anything Hope can't pull off. "Um what's all this?"

"Good morning to you, too." Hope sets both trays in front of the girls.

Lizzie sits up quickly looking over the food, "Damn, now I know why you like her so much, Jo. Thanks, Hope." Lizzie begins digging into her food.

Josie just gives Hope a loving look. She doesn't know if she should call it love just yet, but whatever she feels right now is all-consuming, a little reckless, hopefully never-ending.

Hope tries to break Josie out of her daze, "Babe, your food's gonna get cold if you don't-" She's cut off by Josie's lips. Hope pulls back after a moment, not wanting to get too deep into a kiss with Lizzie watching.

She bites her lip as she glances between her girlfriend and Lizzie, who raises an eyebrow at her, "Don't look at me, I'm liable to kiss you too, with how good your food is." This earns a laugh from both Hope and Josie, who finally decides to stop staring at Hope to eat her breakfast.

A few moments later, Raf and MG both hobble into the doorway, looking jealously at the trays of food, "How come they get breakfast, and we don't?" Raf gives Hope a smirk, teasing her for being so whipped.

Hope rolls her eyes, "On the table, dick. Do I need to feed you too?"

Raf chuckles and MG has a thankful look on his face, "That's dope, thanks Hope." The guys make their way to the kitchen, and Hope just shakes her head.

"Is this what mornings look like with Hope Marshall?" Lizzie jokes, but it causes Josie's mind to wander. She knows it's way too soon to be thinking of a future with Hope, but if it looks anything like this, she knows she'd be very happy with her.

Hope shrugs, "I can be nice when I want to be. Speaking of...sorry in advance for the damage to be done by the team this week. Friday is the rivalry game, so players will be pulling stupid pranks all week. I told them to cut it back, because I'll have to help clean it all up with you guys as punishment for the whole 'drinking in a pool after hours' thing last weekend. I doubt they'll listen though."

Lizzie groans, she had forgotten about their punishment and Josie sighs, at least she'll see Hope a little more this week in the morning before school and evenings after practice.

There's a loud crash coming from downstairs followed by a, "Sorry!" Hope rolls her eyes, getting up from the bed.

She runs a frustrated hand through her hair, "We made it through the whole night without breaking a single thing..." She hardly mumbles it under her breath, but both girls hear, trying to contain their laughter.

Hope starts to turn to leave the room when Josie grabs her wrist, "One more." Hope smiles, complying with the request. She bends down to give Josie a sweet kiss before leaning back up.